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MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COURSE OF STUDY

Course Number and Name:

Bio 1314  Botany I

Department/Program:

Science /Biology

Semester Credit Hours:

4

Contact Hours Per Week:

Lecture:

3

Laboratory:

2

Prerequisite Courses:

*Bio 1134

*  The prerequisites for advanced science courses identified by an * are the completion of the following: a) minimum ACT composite of 21 on the science component, and b) completion of three high school science courses (biology or chemistry) with no grade lower than a “C”, c) credit for BIO 1134.


COURSE DESCRIPTION

A combined lecture and laboratory course covering the representative groups of the plant kingdom, their anatomy, physiology, taxonomy, and economic importance. Labs associated with this course contain experiments and exercises that reinforce the principles introduced in lecture classes.


REFERENCES/TEXTBOOKS:

  • Biology of Plants, Fifth Edition, Raven, et. al.

  • Lab: Guide and Key to Alabama Trees, Fifth Edition, Davis, and Samuelson, 1999.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES/EXIT COMPETENCIES:    Botany I Syllabus

 

        

 For more information please contact: 

stephen.roberts@mgccc.edu     

john.carter@mgccc.cc.ms.us

 

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